Systems and methods for using unmanned aerial vehicles

Abstract

Systems and methods to process overhead imagery received from overhead image sources are described herein. Examples include accessing an aerial image of properties, determining damage estimates, and reserving resources to repair the properties based on the damage estimates. Examples include receiving information describing property damage, determining a cause, and based on the cause, conditionally deploying a unmanned aerial vehicle to perform insurance adjustment activities.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method comprising:
 receiving a first image of a property; 
 receiving a second image of the property; 
 determining, based on comparing the first image to the second image, damage to the property; 
 deploying, based on the determination of the damage to the property, a vehicle for use at the property; 
 generating data corresponding to an interior of the property through utilization of penetrating radar of the vehicle; and 
 determining, based at least in part on the data, an amount of the damage to the property. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the damage to the property is caused by weather. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the deploying the vehicle is further based on determining a hazard or obstruction to a human at the property. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining repairs to perform to the property. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 4 , further comprising determining a physical material to perform the repairs to the property. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises at least one of a satellite, an aircraft, a blimp, a balloon, a rocket, a kite, or a pole-mounted camera. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises an unmanned vehicle. 
     
     
       8. A system comprising a vehicle and one or more devices configured to:
 receive a first image of a property; 
 receive a second image of the property; 
 determine, based on comparing the first image to the second image, damage to the property; 
 deploy, based on the determination of the damage to the property, the vehicle for use at to deploy to the property; 
 generate data corresponding to an interior of the property through utilization of penetrating radar of the vehicle; and 
 determine, based at least in part on the data, an amount of the damage to the property. 
 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the damage to the property is caused by weather. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the vehicle is deployed further based on determining a hazard or obstruction to a human at the property. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more devices are further configured to determine repairs to perform to the property. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more devices are further configured to determine a physical material to perform the repairs to the property. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the vehicle comprises at least one of a satellite, an aircraft, a blimp, a balloon, a rocket, a kite, or a pole-mounted camera. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the vehicle comprises an unmanned vehicle. 
     
     
       15. One or more devices comprising:
 one or more processors; and 
 memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more devices to:
 receive a first image of a property; 
 receive a second image of the property; 
 determine, based on comparing the first image to the second image, damage to the property; 
 deploy, based on the determination of the damage to the property, a vehicle for use at to deploy to the property; 
 generate data corresponding to an interior of the property through utilization of penetrating radar of the vehicle; and 
 determine, based at least in part on the data, an amount of the damage to the property. 
 
 
     
     
       16. The one or more devices of  claim 15 , wherein the damage to the property is caused by weather. 
     
     
       17. The one or more devices of  claim 15 , wherein the vehicle is deployed further based on determining a hazard or obstruction to a human at the property. 
     
     
       18. The one or more devices of  claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more devices to determine repairs to perform to the property. 
     
     
       19. The one or more devices of  claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more devices to determine a physical material to perform the repairs to the property. 
     
     
       20. The one or more devices of  claim 15 , wherein the vehicle comprises at least one of a satellite, an aircraft, a blimp, a balloon, a rocket, a kite, or a pole-mounted camera.